I'm now binging on your fatty liver and choline videos. I need to be consistent and implement these lifestyle changes. Been looking at last years blood test and numbers aren't great. I want to improve my health. Have to take a stand and get this sorted.
So glad to find you here, Uncle Karl! This is very helpful as my doc recently dropped the statement that I have a fatty liver (but did not go into details) and I was in such a stupor that I did not dig deeper. Now I will start to work through my known numbers and figure out how to get the labs you recommend here (insulin for one).
I can tell you from experience that choline works for fatty liver. My father was a biochemistry professor who taught medical and grad school for forty years. We looked at choline literature regarding fatty liver when I was diagnosed with it about 25 years ago. I took lethicin with choline for three weeks before liver biopsy. Results were that liver cells were not fatty but not quite normal. Apparently the pathologist had never seen a fatty liver that was being cured by choline. You are the first doctor I have ever encountered who has found out that choline is a cure for fatty liver. I eat lots of eggs which are loaded with it. Obviously you know about Dr. Bickman and Triglycerides/HDL ratio. My triglycerides and HDL average about 70 to 75 each.
Thanks so much for your eye-opening information for health. I have learned a great deal to help control my t2 diabetes. As I am slim, I need to establish whether I'm insulin resistant - or not producing enough insulin. Diet wise, I am on the right track with low carb (keto) diet.
I had an alt and ast score of over 300. Soooo i went to amazon and bought B1 complex 500 mg tabs. Alt and Ast now under 30. A research scientist told that B1 was found to be impactful in a study over 40 years ago. Modern medicine is very questioanble.
Very interesting talk. Lab information is so useful, thank you. Our healthcare system is so expensive and difficult to use, this is a great work around. I was told I have fatty liver and was told to ‘eat better’. The information you are sharing is so applicable. Dementia runs in my family and I am better able to understand why. Choline supplements, do you have recommendations? I like eggs, but can only cope with them a couple times a week.
What we use and I recommend and seen the most improvement with is the product called Body Bio PC. It is a liposomal form. it's available in our Fullscript pharmacy : us.fullscript.com/welcome/drgoldkamp/signup
I work with dementia patients. I am 76 so most of them are my peers. Its horrifying to say the least. I’m supremely motivated to avoid loss of cognitive ability. Thank you so much for giving detailed information to assist in my quest for mental wellbeing.
I had NAFLD for years. On my first scan , 5 years ago my cancer doc made no mention of it. I asked and she said it is what it is. Fast forward a bit I looked into it myself in depth. Low and behold...I fixed it under 3 months with carnivore diet.
Any idea where in London o could do all that states. When o asked my GP for fasting insulin test , he asked me what it is. And then he said we don't do it, we look at blood sugar. 🙈
Hi Dr Goldkamp, thank you for this great info! Question (maybe a stupid one)... would cholinesterase deficiency affect choline levels? And if so, what to do?
First off there are no simple answers that serve everyone. That's called marketing. In order to know to a reasonable degree of accuracy how much choline is in your diet you have to track it. daily for at least a couple of weeks. Last choline is broken in more than one way.
I’m due for labs from my checkup. The only things that bugs me is that when I get lab draws through my doctor, they then want to give me only the Standard Of Care, like a statin and Pat my head and out the door. How do I work with my doctor generally when I have my win opinions and research on things? I’m a retired RN but was never a doctors office assistant, that’s often different training. You’d think I’d know how to handle my doctor for things like supplements, and can I test before and after (no), etc.,although your labs are very mainstream, I think I want to try these supplements BEFORE my blood draw. All I need to add is choline. I already take D3, fish oil, I even have NAC. I can increase my eggs, try liver, get a choline supplement. How many weeks could choline increase need to work to lower trigs, say from 240?
First thing to look at re: Trigs is carbs in diet. Recommend you track it for at least a couple of days and you'll see the specifics of you situation. choline is very helpful for many but that primarily comes down to the SNPs and their dietary deficiency. Cronometer is a good app to track your diet and it's free.
I watched your podcast 3 times and took detailed notes and made a spreadsheet for a friend of mine who us quite sick i will ask her to get all the blood test that you recomend. I am not able to read the link for the HOMA IR formula. Could you send in text?
Hello, Dr. Goldkamp. Thank you for your time giving us this information. I'll apply it to the following; I recently scored a 456 for triglycerides (fasting). A1C was 6.2. (My previous GP determined that I most likely have a genetic issue and prescribed 1,000 mg. MetFormin daily). Family history of heart disease/diabetes, but most were consistent wine drinkers, farm type foods - no smokers. Mom died of pancreatic cancer (63), her brother died at 50 - heart attack (I'm 53). My father died of a heart attack (early 60s). My blood test said my HDL/LDL couldn't be configured due to my extreme triglyceride report. I'm physically active (Orange Theory and gym). I don't consume processed sugars, and my sleep is fairly good (English teacher and off for the summer). No alcohol/smoking. That being said, I have stopped eating bread/steel cut oats/other lectins (2 weeks so far). I've upped my olive oil, fatty fish/veggie intake (no potatoes, per Dr. Steven Gundry's info). I eat eggs for breakfast. Mostly chicken for my previous protein intake. I'm hoping to see some improvements. I want to avoid the statin path. I'm now considering intermittent fasting (18/6). Thank you.
I found the link to HOMA IR. Could you show me how the patient in the first column has an Insulin Resistance value of 7.74 with a F.Glucose of 71 and a F Triglyceride of 65?
Thank you so much for your reply. I realise that the first patient doesn't have Insulin Resistance. I would like to know what formula you used to get a value of 7.74?
Thanks again. I didn't know what Natural Log means. It turns out LN is a function in Excel under Math&Trig. I now know how to calculate IR from Triglycerides and Glucose.😊
My hdl was 0.9 and triglyceride was 8.2. My hdl is now 1.1 and triglyceride is now 1.5. My hba1c was 5.5% now 5.4%. Does that mean my liver is failing. No nutrient deficiency
The take away from the video is we all need to look at the larger context of labs when assessing the overall picture. clearly your Trig/HDL ratio has improved as well as your A1c. All of that is nice to see. Looks good. The larger context would be at least what is your fasting insulin and glucose and liver enzymes.
I see that you are so kind to answer the questions people ask you, I have never seen a doctor do that before. You can tell you are a doctor that cares for people and their health! Thank you you are one of a kind
Thanks for this. Checked my Triglyceride/HDL ration---51/49. My ALT is 14. I am 81 years old. My age alone guarantees I won't die prematurely. 🙂
I'm now binging on your fatty liver and choline videos. I need to be consistent and implement these lifestyle changes. Been looking at last years blood test and numbers aren't great. I want to improve my health. Have to take a stand and get this sorted.
So glad to find you here, Uncle Karl! This is very helpful as my doc recently dropped the statement that I have a fatty liver (but did not go into details) and I was in such a stupor that I did not dig deeper. Now I will start to work through my known numbers and figure out how to get the labs you recommend here (insulin for one).
Yea Andrea do exactly that and keep me post. Good to hear from you, kiddo!
I can tell you from experience that choline works for fatty liver. My father was a biochemistry professor who taught medical and grad school for forty years. We looked at choline literature regarding fatty liver when I was diagnosed with it about 25 years ago. I took lethicin with choline for three weeks before liver biopsy. Results were that liver cells were not fatty but not quite normal. Apparently the pathologist had never seen a fatty liver that was being cured by choline. You are the first doctor I have ever encountered who has found out that choline is a cure for fatty liver. I eat lots of eggs which are loaded with it. Obviously you know about Dr. Bickman and Triglycerides/HDL ratio. My triglycerides and HDL average about 70 to 75 each.
You're luck to have had your father. Love it.
Great information (good story too). Thank you!
What's the best coline to take? Sunflower lecithin with choline? Citroline?
What kind of choline is the best? Sunflower lecithin? Thanks.
@@dino33ca I can’t tell you. What I used was made from plants.
Love your content ,i have learnt so much from you!Thank you
Thanks Doc. Good talk.
I share this information with anyone that will listen.
Gratitude
What is alpha GPC?
Thanks so much for your eye-opening information for health. I have learned a great deal to help control my t2 diabetes. As I am slim, I need to establish whether I'm insulin resistant - or not producing enough insulin. Diet wise, I am on the right track with low carb (keto) diet.
Yes this is a good topic!
You're the best
Thx a bunch
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Whoa…in the U.S., we can order those labs for ourselves without having to go through our doctor? I had no idea. Thank you for that!!!
Asolutely!
I had an alt and ast score of over 300. Soooo i went to amazon and bought B1 complex 500 mg tabs. Alt and Ast now under 30. A research scientist told that B1 was found to be impactful in a study over 40 years ago. Modern medicine is very questioanble.
Very interesting talk. Lab information is so useful, thank you. Our healthcare system is so expensive and difficult to use, this is a great work around. I was told I have fatty liver and was told to ‘eat better’. The information you are sharing is so applicable. Dementia runs in my family and I am better able to understand why. Choline supplements, do you have recommendations? I like eggs, but can only cope with them a couple times a week.
What we use and I recommend and seen the most improvement with is the product called Body Bio PC. It is a liposomal form. it's available in our Fullscript pharmacy : us.fullscript.com/welcome/drgoldkamp/signup
@@DrKarlGoldkamp-KetoNaturopathThanks
@@karenf9137 most welcome.
Very helpful, thank you.
I work with dementia patients. I am 76 so most of them are my peers. Its horrifying to say the least. I’m supremely motivated to avoid loss of cognitive ability. Thank you so much for giving detailed information to assist in my quest for mental wellbeing.
Thank you for your work. My pleasure to help. I appreciate your heart.
Thank u so much Doctor❤❤❤❤
I had NAFLD for years. On my first scan , 5 years ago my cancer doc made no mention of it. I asked and she said it is what it is. Fast forward a bit I looked into it myself in depth. Low and behold...I fixed it under 3 months with carnivore diet.
So what I am looking for locally is a German sausage. I think called Braunshwager. Liver sausage.
To die for.
Any idea where in London o could do all that states. When o asked my GP for fasting insulin test , he asked me what it is. And then he said we don't do it, we look at blood sugar. 🙈
I have no idea, but I would start with an internet search of retail lab work. I would bet there are plenty of companies that do this.
Excellent!!!!
Hi Dr Goldkamp, thank you for this great info! Question (maybe a stupid one)... would cholinesterase deficiency affect choline levels? And if so, what to do?
I wouldn't think so. It has to do with breaking down choline and was completely unheard of until the anesthesia succinylcholine was used.
@@DrKarlGoldkamp-KetoNaturopath so, if you're not breaking choline down very well, wouldn't you get too much?
First off there are no simple answers that serve everyone. That's called marketing. In order to know to a reasonable degree of accuracy how much choline is in your diet you have to track it. daily for at least a couple of weeks. Last choline is broken in more than one way.
@@DrKarlGoldkamp-KetoNaturopath thanks for your reply dr Goldkamp!
Can you write some more Fruits for it please 🙏
How long does it take to eliminate fatty liver?
That's way too broad a question. Depends on degree of FL and how long you have had it.
I’m due for labs from my checkup. The only things that bugs me is that when I get lab draws through my doctor, they then want to give me only the Standard Of Care, like a statin and Pat my head and out the door. How do I work with my doctor generally when I have my win opinions and research on things? I’m a retired RN but was never a doctors office assistant, that’s often different training. You’d think I’d know how to handle my doctor for things like supplements, and can I test before and after (no), etc.,although your labs are very mainstream, I think I want to try these supplements BEFORE my blood draw. All I need to add is choline. I already take D3, fish oil, I even have NAC. I can increase my eggs, try liver, get a choline supplement. How many weeks could choline increase need to work to lower trigs, say from 240?
First thing to look at re: Trigs is carbs in diet. Recommend you track it for at least a couple of days and you'll see the specifics of you situation. choline is very helpful for many but that primarily comes down to the SNPs and their dietary deficiency. Cronometer is a good app to track your diet and it's free.
I watched your podcast 3 times and took detailed notes and made a spreadsheet for a friend of mine who us quite sick i will ask her to get all the blood test that you recomend. I am not able to read the link for the HOMA IR formula. Could you send in text?
Here the link to that: www.mdcalc.com/calc/3120/homa-ir-homeostatic-model-assessment-insulin-resistance
Hello, Dr. Goldkamp. Thank you for your time giving us this information. I'll apply it to the following;
I recently scored a 456 for triglycerides (fasting). A1C was 6.2. (My previous GP determined that I most likely have a genetic issue and prescribed 1,000 mg. MetFormin daily). Family history of heart disease/diabetes, but most were consistent wine drinkers, farm type foods - no smokers. Mom died of pancreatic cancer (63), her brother died at 50 - heart attack (I'm 53). My father died of a heart attack (early 60s).
My blood test said my HDL/LDL couldn't be configured due to my extreme triglyceride report.
I'm physically active (Orange Theory and gym). I don't consume processed sugars, and my sleep is fairly good (English teacher and off for the summer). No alcohol/smoking.
That being said, I have stopped eating bread/steel cut oats/other lectins (2 weeks so far). I've upped my olive oil, fatty fish/veggie intake (no potatoes, per Dr. Steven Gundry's info). I eat eggs for breakfast. Mostly chicken for my previous protein intake.
I'm hoping to see some improvements. I want to avoid the statin path.
I'm now considering intermittent fasting (18/6).
Thank you.
I found the link to HOMA IR. Could you show me how the patient in the first column has an Insulin Resistance value of 7.74 with a F.Glucose of 71 and a F Triglyceride of 65?
That person doesn't have IR. it's the other half of the graph. I explained that in the earlier part of the presentation.
Thank you so much for your reply. I realise that the first patient doesn't have Insulin Resistance. I would like to know what formula you used to get a value of 7.74?
@@mikewalton7615 Natural log of ((F. glucose X F. triglycerides)/ 2) = IR
Thanks again. I didn't know what Natural Log means. It turns out LN is a function in Excel under Math&Trig. I now know how to calculate IR from Triglycerides and Glucose.😊
@DrKarlGoldkamp-KetoNaturopath I thought simple rule: if ones fasting insuline is >5=s IR.
My hdl was 0.9 and triglyceride was 8.2. My hdl is now 1.1 and triglyceride is now 1.5. My hba1c was 5.5% now 5.4%. Does that mean my liver is failing. No nutrient deficiency
The take away from the video is we all need to look at the larger context of labs when assessing the overall picture. clearly your Trig/HDL ratio has improved as well as your A1c. All of that is nice to see. Looks good. The larger context would be at least what is your fasting insulin and glucose and liver enzymes.
@@DrKarlGoldkamp-KetoNaturopath I will have to get them done next time, I think
I see that you are so kind to answer the questions people ask you, I have never seen a doctor do that before. You can tell you are a doctor that cares for people and their health! Thank you you are one of a kind